COWLS

A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.

A mask that covers the majority of the head.

A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.

To cover with, or as if with, a cowl (hood).

To wrap or form (something made of fabric) like a cowl.

To make a monk of (a person).

A vessel carried on a pole, a soe.

A caul (the amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth).